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How is the far right shaping our future?

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Elon Musk says empathy is destroying Western civilization and has re-platformed extremists and amplified far-right movements.
LSE IQ podcast examining far-right political movements and how they're shaping society. Central themes: difference between populist radical right (Farage, Reform UK) and extreme right (Tommy Robinson); how populist radical right dismantles liberal democracy while maintaining elections (illiberalism); Elon Musk's role in amplifying extremism via re-platforming and algorithm choices; Viktor Orban's Hungary as cautionary tale. Opens with Imam Adam Kelwick's response to anti-Muslim violence.

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A clear look at how fear, rumor, and opportunism reshape public life.

This episode treats the far right as a current civic problem rather than a distant political label. It moves from the fear around a Liverpool mosque after false claims tied to the Southport murders to a wider account of how grievance turns into power.

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